Ok so i'm going to dedicate this post to talk about all of the local malls in my area. What I like about them, what I dislike, etc.
Here goes..
1. Eastern Hills Mall
Eastern Hills is not one of my favorite malls in the area. Why? Because they are constantly adding and getting rid of stores. Recently about 3 or 4 stores have left the mall i don't know why. Either the stores weren't making money or Eastern Hills wasn't making money. Either way, the mall is losing stores!! Not adding them!! The food court is ok they have a couple different things. Pizza, subway, Chinese food. There's this unique little pie shop that a nice man owns (& the pies are delicious!). But anyway the latest news on Eastern Hills is that they're getting rid of Dave & Buster's. It's set to move to its new location at the Galleria. I don't spend a lot of time shopping at Eastern Hills anymore because a lot of my favorite stores aren't there. The only stores I really go to at EH are Bath and body works, Victoria's secret, & Spencer's. Now there used to be a Journey's at Eastern Hills & a Hot Topic once upon a time but those are gone now. The only thing that will make this mall better are if they add a new store every time they get rid of a store. I do like that they added a Tim Hortons in this mall near the Irish store and the Jewelry store in the center of the mall, and I do like that this mall is so big.
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2. Boulevard Mall
The Boulevard mall is a great mall. It has been around for 53 years. It has always been one of my favorites. My mom always took me there when I was younger & I used to love it because it had the merry go round. That's one of the things that it doesn't have anymore. They decided to just get rid of the entire food court including the merry go round to replace it with a brand new Dick's. Yep, Dick's. Like that place is more important than eating & riding a merry go round! Well whatever. You can't stop them from doing what they're doing. Anyway, I like this mall because it is a very nice shopping atmosphere. They have trees in the mall like they are supposed to be growing there and there's nothing wrong with that. (because trees always grow in malls, right?) & there are sky windows so you can remind yourself that you are not locked in a lifeless building filled with retailers & annoying teenagers, there is in fact a world out there with a pretty sky. This mall has a lot of good stores. They did have a lot of great places to eat too, but nevermind. One of my favorite stores is a new one that was just added recently, called Francesca's. They sell mainly accessories but they also have clothes & gifts & girly stuff. I love it. They also re-vamped their Victoria's Secret & added a VS Pink. So that's cool. I also like that this mall has fro-yo (yogen fruz). Some of my favorite stores in Boulevard are Journey's, Hot Topic, Victorias secret, VS pink, & Shoe Dept. Encore. I really like that this mall has Bonefish grill in it & TGI Friday's. It's always nice after a long day of shopping to actually sit down & eat & get waited on instead of sitting in a loud food court with children running around.
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3. Galleria Mall
Ok, so you probably guessed it. One of my all time favorites. The Galleria I spent more time in as a kid because let's be honest, it was the best when Kahunaville was in there. It also used to have the looney tunes in there & a cool elevator with a waterfall going over it. But all that's gone now obviously. Time goes on & things change. But it's still one of the best malls ever. Galleria is a hugely successful mall and you can tell because they just. keep. adding. things. & that's a good thing because the mall will make more money so they can add more. They just recently added a humongous Michael Kors store & I haven't been there yet but I have a feeling that it's about the size of the MK store in the outlet mall. So I'm looking forward to stopping in there & seeing how big it is & what they're selling in there. They recently just added Lululemon which sells a lot of the best yoga gear. There's a Microsoft store, Sephora, True Religion, Urban Outfitters, the list goes on & on.. & the food court has a lot of great food. They also just added a new restaurant called Texas de Brazil which is a steakhouse. I really like that this mall has so many different stores & places to eat. I don't like that one of my favorite stores was there & left but sometimes stores just don't do well. & I can always shop at that store on their website. But anyway this mall I would say is the #1 shopping location for anyone located in the WNY region because it is just so vast & it's a shopper's paradise. This mall is one where i'd love to shop til i drop- literally. They really do have the biggest selection of shops & restaurants. Slowly & surely I am getting to as many of them as I can. I just recently checked out the melting pot and I'm hoping to check out that new restaurant as well. One of the only downsides is that parking can be a bitch sometimes. But whatever. You have to fight for the parking spots just like you have to fight for that last cute bag that's on sale at your favorite store.
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